As reported earlier this week, the Bella Twins were given permission by WWE to leave the current U.K. tour early, as the twin sisters had plans to take their grandmother to London and Paris for her 83rd birthday. As it turns out, Nikki and Brie were in Paris when the terrorist attacks took place on Friday.
The Bella Twins both posted photos from the L’Hotel, a five-star hotel in Paris that is located approximately 15 minutes away from the Bataclan concert hall, which is where over 100 people were killed and others were taken hostage.
Nikki and Brie are reportedly still in Paris, and while they have yet to post on Twitter or Instagram since the attacks occurred, their brother J.J. Garcia, who has appeared with them on Total Divas on multiple occasions, took to Twitter to inform Bella Twins fans that his sisters are safe.
J.J. posted the following on Twitter. Also below are photos that The Bella Twins posted from inside the L’Hotel in Paris.
– After missing the most recent set of NXT television tapings due to Total Divas filming in Paris, Eva Marie will return to action at the NXT tapings at Full Sail University on Thursday night.
– WWE is considering Eric Bischoff for a future episode of WWE Hall Of Famer “Stone Cold” Steve Austin’s “Stone Cold Podcast” on the WWE Network.
– CM Punk and AJ Lee were in attendance at the Chicago Cubs game in Chicago on Tuesday evening. Below is a photo of AJ Lee in the crowd at the game.
– Eva Marie returned to the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida on Tuesday after missing the NXT television tapings last week due to Total Divas filming commitments in Paris. As noted recently, WWE has been in the process of coming up with creative non-wrestling ideas for Eva Marie. Marie tweeted the following about returning to training.
– WWE Intercontinental Champion Kevin Owens took to social media to express his excitement about the news that he now has an official Kevin Owens Throw Blanket available via WWE Shop. As you can tell, Owens was pretty excited.
Dolph Ziggler recently spoke with Sam Roberts for the Sam Roberts Wrestling Podcast. Here are some of the highlights of what DZ said about:
Why he thinks the current WWE roster is better than the Attitude Era roster: “I get a lot of crap for saying that my generation and behind us, [who] are on the way up [to the main roster], are so good that it’s not even close and you can complain and argue about everything ever, but, cool, the Attitude Era, wrestling was really in for 18 to 34 year olds who, like, love it and now we have all these guys who are so awesome at their job and it’s a totally different era, but I’m very excited for how good everyone is.”
Finally getting some character development in WWE: “For the longest time I was in random cold matches for 30 minutes and tore the house down for no reason and everyone complained, ‘why isn’t he in some kind of a story?’ Now I’m in a very different type of story on [WWE Monday Night RAW, WWE Smackdown, and Total Divas] and everyone’s like, ‘can’t he just get two [segment] matches?'” Ziggler continued, “I’m finally getting some character development! It’s on Total Divas, but we’re getting down to some real life stuff and it’s pretty good!”
His thoughts on John Cena not liking his storyline on Total Divas: “After a while, you reach a certain point to where you know what your talent is, you know what you’re capable of, and you have to not care. And 10 years ago, Attitude Era guys told me to step on some toes. How am I not doing that right now? You have to not give a damn to stand up for what you want to do and that’s what I’m doing.”
– Several of the Total Divas are making their way to Paris for a special trip today. Eva Marie is one of the Divas scheduled for the trip, so she definitely won’t be at the NXT Takeover: “Respect” event tonight on the WWE Network. Paige tweeted the following about the trip:
E! issued a press release this week to formally announce a fifth season of Total Divas, which will premiere in 2016 on the cable channel.
In the details released for the season, which you can see below, it is announced that WWE Tough Enough finalist Amanda Saccomanno is confirmed for the show, and will be using the name Mandy.
E!’S HIT SERIES “TOTAL DIVAS” BEGINS PRODUCTION ON SEASON FIVE, FOLLOWING LAST WEEK’S SEASON HIGH FINALE REACHING 1.6M TOTAL VIEWERS AND 1.0M A18-49
The Bella Twins™, Natalya™, Eva Marie™, Paige™, Rosa Mendes™, and Alicia Fox™ Return In 2016 Along With WWE’s Newest Diva Mandy™
LOS ANGELES, CA – October 6, 2015 – Production on season five of E!, WWE® and Bunim-Murray Productions’ hit series, “Total Divas,” has begun, with the season slated to return in early 2016. The announcement comes on the heels of the show’s season four finale on Tuesday, September 29 at 9pm, which marked its highest rated installment of the season with 1.6M Total Viewers and 1.0M Adults 18-49 in L3 ratings.
The Bella Twins (Nikki and Brie Bella), Natalya (Nattie), Eva Marie, Paige, Rosa Mendes, and Alicia Fox will continue to give viewers an exclusive inside glimpse at balancing life in the spotlight and the non-stop action of their professional careers with the drama of their personal lives.
In the upcoming season, Mandy, the runner-up on the most recent season of “WWE Tough Enough®” is joining the Divas, bringing her own flavor to the already dynamic group and looking to prove she belongs amongst the veteran Divas. Plus, with Nikki Bella recently losing the championship title, the cast members of “Total Divas” are all vying to claim the title of Divas Champion.
Overall, season four of “Total Divas” remained a powerhouse for E!, reaching 1.5M Total Viewers and 1.0M Adults 18-49 in L3 ratings, solidifying its spot as one of the network’s hottest programs.
All-new episodes of “Total Divas” return in early 2016.
– The Total Divas season finale which aired on E! earlier this week brought in 1.158 million viewers according to a report from ShowBuzzDaily.com.
This number is a large increase from the previous week’s episode which brought in an average viewership of 795,000 and is the biggest audience since August 11th which brought in 1.176 million viewers.
– Cody Rhodes was asked during an interview with the Pittsburgh Tribune on why following the death of his father Dusty Rhodes he didn’t return as himself.
“It would have been tacky, and it wouldn’t have been genuine. Many years ago, I used to watch Raw with my dad, and we watched Nitro, and we watched the PPVs. Many years ago, there was a wrestler who passed away, and his name was used pretty regularly after that on programming.
People were using it to try and draw the adulation of fans. Everyone was saying, ‘Oh, well such and such who passed away would have loved this.’ And (Dusty) told me, and this is something very few people know, `When I go, don’t ever let anybody say that about me. I left my body of work on the table already and it doesn’t need to be expanded.’ And I never forgot that. So there was never any question on who was coming back.”
The following is WWE’s official preview for tonight’s Total Divas Season 4 finale on E!
TOTAL DIVAS SEASON 4 FINALE TONIGHT AT 9/8C ON E!
STAMFORD, Conn., September 29, 2015 – The can’t-miss season finale of the hit reality series Total Divas airs tonight at 9/8C on E!.
Sparks fly in tonight’s epic season four conclusion as Nikki’s ex-boyfriend WWE Superstar Dolph Ziggler turns up the heat, Nattie faces career-ending news for both her and TJ, and Paige debates telling her fiancé her true feelings. For a sneak peek at tonight’s episode, click here.
Total Divas gives an exclusive, outside-the-ring look at WWE’s top Divas. The Bella Twins™ (Nikki and Brie Bella), Natalya™ (Nattie), Eva Marie™, Paige™ and Naomi™ (Trinity) heat up the summer as the ladies give viewers an inside glimpse at their life in the spotlight, with the drama of their personal lives and the non-stop action of their professional careers, taken to new heights.
One of the main storylines teased for tonight’s Total Divas season finale is that Dolph Ziggler still has feelings for his ex-girlfriend Nikki Bella, who is currently dating John Cena. Lana, who had been romantically linked to Ziggler on WWE TV, had this exchange with Nikki:
Paige spoke with E! News this week to promote Tuesday’s season finale of Total Divas. Here are the highlights of what she said about:
Her upcoming wedding:
“We haven’t gotten very far yet. We haven’t started planning anything because I think I could be engaged for five years. I don’t want to rush into stuff. But I’ll keep you posted as soon as I know what’s going on.”
Putting her life on display for the cameras:
“I was definitely worried at first and very skeptical. I wasn’t ready for it. But the crew is absolutely amazing. We’re like a big family. They make it so easy and you don’t even realize they’re there half of the time. They’re so respectful. It’s different because obviously I don’t like my personal life being out there, but this is helping people as well.”
E! issued a press release this week to hype the season finale of the current season of the popular WWE reality show, “Total Divas.”
Below are all of the details on the season four finale episode, which E! describes as an “explosive” show.
DON’T MISS THE EXPLOSIVE SEASON FINALE OF E!’S HIT SERIES TOTAL DIVAS!
The Season Four Finale Will Air This Tuesday, September 29 at 9 PM ET/PT
LOS ANGELES, CA – This season on Total Divas, we have seen the Divas bring the heat in ways they never have before. Whether it was Brie Bella™ and WWE Superstar Daniel Bryan’s™ fertility issues, Paige’s™ unconventional engagement, Eva Marie’s™ impressive in-ring improvements, or Natalya™ (Nattie) overcoming her father’s substance abuse problems— no stone was left unturned for this eclectic group of Divas. All of this drama combined with Nikki Bella™ reigning supreme over the entire division as Divas Champion has made this season a complete and total knockout!
In the season finale, Nikki, who is currently dating WWE Superstar John Cena™, finds herself in a bind when her ex-boyfriend WWE Superstar Dolph Zigger™ says he wants her back. Meanwhile, Nattie faces career-ending news for both her and her husband WWE Superstar Tylson Kidd™ (TJ), and Paige debates telling her fiancé her true feelings on their engagement.
The Total Divas season finale will air on Tuesday, September 29 at 9 PM ET/PT only on E!
– This week’s edition of WWE Total Divas, which featured Paige’s engagement, drew just 804,000 viewers, down quite a bit from the 1.143 million viewers who tuned into last week’s episode.
– The following matches were taped on Tuesday night in Little Rock, Arkansas for tonight’s edition of WWE SmackDown:
* Paige and Becky Lynch vs. Sasha Banks and Naomi
* Kofi Kingston vs. D-Von Dudley
* Big Show vs. Cesaro
* Dolph Ziggler vs. Kevin Owens
* Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose vs. Seth Rollins and Sheamus
– Longtime WWE ring announcer Lilian Garcia and her band are going to the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica, California this week to sing for Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month, as well as the Connor’s Cure charity. The group will be performing 2-4pm on Friday. Lilian Garcia tweeted the following to promote the appearance:
Former WWE writer Brian Gewirtz was named Senior Vice President of Development for Seven Bucks Productions, the production company owned by Dwayne Johnson and his ex-wife Dany Garcia, who recently appeared on an episode of Total Divas as the new business manager of Eva Marie.
When Gewirtz left WWE back in July, it was reported that he would be taking on an executive role in Johnson’s company.
Gewirtz was the lead WWE writer for several years, but was taken off of the writing team back in 2013, although he would continue to remain with the company through a consultant role. He would be brought back to the writing team whenever Dwayne Johnson would return as The Rock for WWE appearances, because Johnson would often use him to help write his material.
Gewirtz’s new role in Johnson’s company will be to oversee television content development.
This week’s Total Divas featured Paige’s boyfriend Kevin Skaff proposing to her. Skaff is the lead guitarist and backup vocalist for the band A Day To Remember.
During the episode, Paige caught wind of the forthcoming proposal and Natalya told her, “You barely know him, you’re not going to marry him” and Paige agreed, but still accepted. She noted that she’s fine waiting a year (or ten) before getting married.
– Vickie Guerrero revealed Sunday on her Facebook page that she has gotten married. Here she is with her new husband, Kris Benson, and two daughters, Shaul and Sherilyn Guerrero.
The 47-year-old, who parted ways with WWE last year to pursue a career in medical administration, now refers to herself as Vickie Benson on her Facebook account.
– On next week’s episode of Total Divas (premiering on Sept. 22 at 9:00 p.m. on E!), Paige announces she’s engaged to be married. The synopsis is as follows:
“The ladies travel to Tulum, Mexico, for a vacation, during which Paige announces her engagement. Meanwhile, the Bellas learn they have a new sibling; and Alicia puts Trinity’s relationship with Jon at risk.”
As we reported last week, WWE Divas and Total Divas stars Paige and Alicia Fox were thrown out of a restaurant in Baltimore, Maryland on Sunday, September 6th following an incident with an alleged intoxicated customer, which ended with drinks being thrown by both parties.
During her appearance at Comic Con in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania this weekend, Paige addressed the incident.
According to Paige, Total Divas cameras were not present to film the footage during the incident. She also spoke about how she and Fox were singing karaoke when the woman began filming them. The Divas reportedly asked the woman to stop, which is when she apparently got mad and threw her drink at them.
It was at this point that Paige and Fox got physical as well, as they reportedly threw their drinks back at the woman, which led to the woman’s friend joining in the mix.
All four ladies ended up being thrown out of the establishment and the two unknown women reportedly wanted to continue fighting, however the situation ended up being resolved without further incident.
According to Paige, the entire story was blown out of proportion.
The teaser for Tuesday’s episode of Total Divas and features Paige getting “the surprise of her life.”
Paige’s boyfriend Kevin Skaff, the lead guitarist and backup vocalist for the band A Day To Remember, proposes to her – and based on the preview, it doesn’t look like she’s ready for the commitment just yet.
Natalya tells her, “You barely know him, you’re not going to marry him” and Paige agrees, but he still goes through with it. Note her crossed arms while he gets down on one knee and presents the ring – never a good sign.
WWE Diva and Total Divas star Natalya received a huge pop from the Canadian crowd at the WWE live event in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada on Friday evening before defeating fellow Total Divas star Alicia Fox. Nattie took to her official Instagram page to post some photos of some special guests backstage at the show, including Chris Benoit’s son David Benoit and former WWE Superstar Phil Lafon.
As reported last week, former WWE on-air personality and current WWE agent John Laurinaitis recently got engaged to Kathy Colace, the mother of Nikki and Brie Bella.
Laurinaitis and Colace have been a couple for a fairly long time and both have each been married previously.
Colace currently runs an eight-person management recruiting company, JBN & Associates, which is based out of Phoenix, Arizona. The “JBN” in the company name stands for Colace’s three children, J.J., Brianna and Nicole.
There has been at least some talk of the wedding between Laurinaitis and Colace being aired on an episode of Total Divas, as Colace has appeared on the show as herself several times in the past.
– The following is the official description for tonight’s edition of WWE Total Divas: “Gone With Wine: Nikki takes a much-needed vacation in Napa, while Trinity drags her family on an RV camping trip, and Eva is forced to choose between her career and Jonathan.”
– Tonight’s edition of WAGS, which follows Total Divas on E!, features footage of former WWE Diva Kelly Kelly at an independent wrestling convention, WrestleCon. The footage was shot during WrestleMania 31 weekend and will also feature Maryse. Check out a preview clip below.
– In the following preview clip for this week’s edition of WWE Total Divas on E!, WWE Divas Champion Nikki Bella questions her future in WWE due to the stress that comes with the job.
– In the second of two preview clips for this week’s Total Divas episode, Eva Marie finds out that WWE is bringing her back to work earlier than she expected.
– WWE also posted the following tweets to promote this week’s Total Divas:
It appears that the mother of The Bella Twins has found love in the arms of a man that pro wrestling fans know quite well. Kathy Colace, mother of Nikki and Brie Bella, is engaged to marry WWE executive John Laurinaitis. Colace’s social media accounts indicate that the two have been dating for a while now.
Colace, who has made several appearances on Total Divas with her daughters, posted the following photos of herself with Laurinaitis, John Cena and Nikki Bella out on her birthday and engagement dinner.
– The Tuesday, September 1st edition of WWE Total Divas drew 1.02 million viewers on E!, up from last week’s show, which averaged 920,000 viewers. WAGS, which features former WWE Diva Kelly Kelly and airs after Total Divas on E!, drew 630,000 viewers.
– Hulk Hogan noted via social media that he is getting close to 300 pounds as he has begun his new diet. Hogan mentioned that he thinks it would be cool to train like he was preparing for a match against The Rock again. Hogan tweeted the following.
Starting new diet tomorrow,getting to close to 300lbs again,damn but my arms are huge HH
– It’s rumored that NXT General Manager William Regal will be getting back in the ring for a match at the NXT Takeover: London live event scheduled for December 16th.
– Tough Enough winner Sara Lee noted on Twitter that she’s leaving her hometown this week and moving to Orlando, home of the WWE Performance Center.
I am doing great! Reallg excited bc i leave this thurs to move to Orlando for good & start training ??? https://t.co/v5H4MfXVy5
– Natalya revealed that filming for the next season of Total Divas is underway. She had several family members over on Tuesday (including her father, Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart) to watch this season’s finale and Total Divas camera men were there getting footage for Season 5.
– WWE Hall Of Famer Howard Finkel confirmed on Thursday that he will be included in the new WWE 2K16 video game, particularly in the Showcase Mode. This is the same mode that features fellow WWE Hall Of Famer Jim Ross.
– Former WWE ring announcer Justin Roberts will be the guest on Jim Ross’ “Ross Report” podcast on Tuesday, September 8th at PodcastOne.com.
– The following are some Total Divas preview clips featuring Paige’s boyfriend writing a song for her, as well as The Bella Twins meeting their friends for dinner in New York City.
